They have now given out 52 Record of the Year awards at the Grammys, nearly as long as the Rock Era has been around. Here is the complete history of the Record of the Year winners and nominees:
1963: "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" by Domenico Modugno
Other nominees: "Catch a Falling Star" by Perry Como
"The Chipmunk Song" by David Seville
"Fever" by Peggy Lee
"Witchcraft" by Frank Sinatra
1960: "Mack the Knife" by Bobby Darin
"Like Young" by Andre Previn
"The Three Bells" by the Browns
1961: "Theme from 'A Summer Place'" by Percy Faith
Other nominees: "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley
"Georgia on My Mind" by Ray Charles
"Mack the Knife" by Ella Fitzgerald
"Nice 'n' Easy" by Frank Sinatra
1962: "Moon River" by Henry Mancini
Other nominees: "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean
"The Second Time Around" by Frank Sinatra
"Take Five" by Dave Brubeck
"(Up a) Lazy River by Si Zentner
1963: "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" by Tony Bennett
Other nominees: "Desafinado" by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
"Fly Me to the Moon Bossa Nova" by Joe Harnell and His Orchestra
"I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles
"What Kind of Fool Am I?" by Sammy Davis, Jr.
1964: "Days of Wine and Roses" by Henry Mancini
Other nominees: "Dominique" by the Singing Nun
"Happy Days Are Here Again" by Barbra Streisand
"I Wanna' Be Around" by Tony Bennett
"Wives and Lovers" by Jack Jones
1965: "The Girl from Ipanema" by Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles
"People" by Barbra Streisand
1966: "A Taste of Honey" by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
"King of the Road" by Roger Miller
"The Shadow of Your Smile" by Tony Bennett
1967: "Strangers in the Night" by Frank Sinatra
"What Now My Love" by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
"Winchester Cathedral" by the New Vaudeville Band
1968: "Up, Up and Away" by the 5th Dimension
Other nominees: "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" by Glen Campbell
"My Cup Runneth Over" by Ed Ames
"Ode to Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry
"Somethin' Stupid" by Frank & Nancy Sinatra
1969: "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel
"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro
"Wichita Lineman" by Glen Campbell
Record of the Year, Part Two (1970-1984)
Record of the Year, Part Three (1985-1999)
Record of the Year, Part Four (2000-2014)
"The Chipmunk Song" by David Seville
"Fever" by Peggy Lee
"Witchcraft" by Frank Sinatra
Other nominees: "A Fool Such as I" by Elvis Presley
"High Hopes" by Frank Sinatra"Like Young" by Andre Previn
"The Three Bells" by the Browns
Other nominees: "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley
"Georgia on My Mind" by Ray Charles
"Mack the Knife" by Ella Fitzgerald
"Nice 'n' Easy" by Frank Sinatra
Other nominees: "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean
"The Second Time Around" by Frank Sinatra
"Take Five" by Dave Brubeck
"(Up a) Lazy River by Si Zentner
Other nominees: "Desafinado" by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
"Fly Me to the Moon Bossa Nova" by Joe Harnell and His Orchestra
"I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles
"What Kind of Fool Am I?" by Sammy Davis, Jr.
Other nominees: "Dominique" by the Singing Nun
"Happy Days Are Here Again" by Barbra Streisand
"I Wanna' Be Around" by Tony Bennett
"Wives and Lovers" by Jack Jones
Other nominees: "Downtown" by Petula Clark
"Hello, Dolly!" by Louis Armstrong"I Want to Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles
"People" by Barbra Streisand
Other nominees: "Yesterday" by the Beatles
"The 'In' Crowd" by the Ramsey Lewis Trio"King of the Road" by Roger Miller
"The Shadow of Your Smile" by Tony Bennett
Other nominees: "Almost Persuaded" by David Houston
"Monday, Monday" by the Mamas & Papas"What Now My Love" by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
"Winchester Cathedral" by the New Vaudeville Band
Other nominees: "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" by Glen Campbell
"My Cup Runneth Over" by Ed Ames
"Ode to Billie Joe" by Bobbie Gentry
"Somethin' Stupid" by Frank & Nancy Sinatra
Other nominees: "Harper Valley PTA" by Jeannie C. Riley
"Hey Jude" by the Beatles"Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro
"Wichita Lineman" by Glen Campbell
Record of the Year, Part Two (1970-1984)
Record of the Year, Part Three (1985-1999)
Record of the Year, Part Four (2000-2014)
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